[Reader-list] Fwd: stop the award to narendra modi

Murali V murali.chalam at gmail.com
Wed Sep 2 11:30:57 IST 2009 

I am also critical about the person Sonia Maino.

Order of Leopold was no ordinary paper but a special title that
demanded ‘devotion’ and ‘loyalty’ to the King and the State of Belgium
in return from the person honoured with the title. She should have
been disqualified from acting as a Member of Parliament under Article
102 (1) of the Constitution for her having accepted the Order of
Leopold from the King of Belgium.

How did Belgium become the third largest trade partner with
India in 2008? Is it because of dredging contracts awarded
for billions of rupees to Dredging International of Belgium
and increased diamond trade resulting in stashing away
illicit funds in tax havens nearby.

Regards,
V Murali
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:47 AM, anupam chakravartty<c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Murali,
>
> Are we discussing about history or ongoing issue? in the sense leopold's
> colonialism is a subject or concern but Sonia Gandhi getting that award has
> nothing to do with sonia gandhi. it is the mere award and its constitution
> that you are very critical about.
>
> On the other hand, readers like me are questioning whether Narendra Modi
> really deserves this FDI award by FT. Here i am critical about the person.
>
> -anupam
>
>
> On 9/2/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The previous minute becomes history and one cannot be selective on history.
>>
>> Regards,
>> V Murali
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:39 PM, anupam chakravartty<c.anupam at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Oh congratulations Murali you have such vast knowledge about African
>> > history. thanks for enlightening us. what do you know about the recent
>> > happenings in your neighbourhood? looks like immediate past is something
>> > elusive for u and you can recall very well from the history books. some
>> > ability i must say to cite this example twice.
>> >
>> > Modi's own party members are regretting the fact that why he was not
>> sacked
>> > after the post-godhra riots. what do u have to say to them? how do u
>> > accomodate Vajpayee's sleepless nights during the mass murders in
>> Gujarat?
>> >
>> > If Sonia Gandhi is to be blamed for accepting Leopold's order, this man
>> who
>> > is not only responsible for the most deadly riots of my time, has also
>> > managed to advertise the MoUs of the industries which have backed out of
>> the
>> > investments in Gujarat. what do u have to say about that? there are
>> zillions
>> > of proof against his government fudging the actual investment figures of
>> the
>> > vibrant gujarat and use it as an advertisement to promote gujarat as an
>> > industrial hub. worse, the golden corridor for chemical industries
>> > (districts such as Valsad and Bharuch) is so polluted that the government
>> > has stopped any kind of expansion. the common and final effluent
>> treatment
>> > plants in all the industrial estates have not been following the Gujarat
>> > Pollution Control Board norms since the day it started functioning. where
>> > are the safeties to set up anything in Gujarat? or is he being awarded
>> > because most of the industrialisation is unregulated with Environmental
>> > Assessment Report not being prepared and you say industries popping out
>> of
>> > now where?
>> >
>> > I frankly do not mind our leaders being awarded. its an honour but at
>> least
>> > in the past people who were really worthy of making changes in our
>> society
>> > have been awarded by various organisations.
>> >
>> > - anupam
>> >
>> > Sonia having accepted the order of Leopold requires no proof as it is
>> > universally known. Mass murders and Genocide in Zaire is also a known
>> fact.
>> >
>> > By accepting the Order of Leopold, Sonia had to sign register signing
>> > unquestioned loyalty and alegiance to the king of Belgium, which is
>> > against the constitution of INdia.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > V Murali
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 5:39 PM, anupam chakravartty<c.anupam at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Dear Murali and Rajen,
>> >>
>> >> Please and try defend Mr modi instead of bringing shallow comparisons,
>> for
>> >> which you do have any proof or even an argument.
>> >>
>> >> -anupam
>> >>
>> >> On 9/1/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> What do we do to Sonia who has accepted the Order of Leopold,  which
>> >>> evokes the gruesome memories of Leopold's mass murders and genocide in
>> >>> Zaire (erstwhile Belgian Congo).
>> >>>
>> >>> By accepting the ‘Order of Leopold’ from the King of Belgium in
>> >>> November 2006, she has clearly shown that she has contempt for India
>> >>> and the Indian people.  She has greater contempt for the Law of Indian
>> >>> Constitution.
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards,
>> >>> V Murali
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Shilpa Phadke<phadkeshilpa at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > There is a petition online protesting the award to Modi.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > http://www.petitiononline.com/FDI/
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >>> > From: shabnam hashmi <shabnamhashmi at gmail.com>
>> >>> > Date: Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:17 PM
>> >>> > Subject: stop the award
>> >>> > To: shabnam hashmi <shabnamhashmi at gmail.com>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > The Financial Times group in London has decided to confer the 'FDI
>> > Asian
>> >>> > Personality of the Year 2009’ on Narendra Modi. It is well known and
>> >>> > documented by over 30 human rights fact finding reports that he was
>> >>> > complicit in and personally responsible for the communal carnage that
>> >>> > occurred in Gujarat in 2002, seen as India’s worst instance of
>> violence
>> >>> > against minorities. Even today over 5000 families of Internally
>> > Displaced
>> >>> > Muslims, the victims of 2002 communal carnage live in rehabilitation
>> >>> > colonies built by NGOs as they have not been allowed to return to the
>> >>> > villages which bear the sign of the Hindu Rashtra. It will be a
>> matter
>> > of
>> >>> > great shame if this award is given to him. The FT Group, is part of
>> >>> Pearson
>> >>> > PLC, a London headquartered media conglomerate. The current CEO is
>> >>> Marjorie
>> >>> > Scardino, she serves on the board of MacArthur Foundation, which
>> >>> ironically
>> >>> > gives out peace grants.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > The award in question has been instituted by the FDI Magazine
>> [glossy,
>> >>> > 15,000 circulation], which is part of the FT Group. It is a
>> fortnightly
>> >>> and
>> >>> > focuses on the business of globalisation.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > The panel which chose Modi include the editor at FDI Mag -- Courtney
>> >>> Fingar,
>> >>> > [E-mail: courtney.fingar at ft.com/ Tel: +44 (0) 20 7775 6365].
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I am sending a letter of protest to the British High Commissioner
>> >>> tomorrow.
>> >>> > Please write to the British High Commissioner ( *Email:*
>> >>> > web.newdelhi at fco.gov.uk)  and send copies to courtney.fingar at ft.comor
>> >>> write
>> >>> > to her directly.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > shabnam hashmi
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > -
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --
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